Management

Worldwide Board members

Mike Rusbridge

Chairman

Mike Rusbridge's exhibition industry career spans 30 years, taking him from sales executive with Clapp and Poliak (1978) to Managing Director of Cahners Exhibitions Ltd (1982), President of Reed Exhibitions Europe and Asia (1994) and Chairman of Reed Exhibitions worldwide (1996). In 2000 he oversaw Reed Exhibitions' successful acquisition of Miller Freeman Europe to create the world's largest exhibition organiser.

Chet Burchett

Chief Executive Officer

Chet stepped into the global CEO role at the start of 2015 after serving nearly 11 years as President of the Americas for Reed Exhibitions. He has overseen the company’s aggressive move into Brazil and Mexico; the launch of Reed’s pop culture group; implementation of a dynamic, value-led pricing model; and creation of a formal cross-border collaboration program that serves as both a training platform for staff and accelerator for international brand expansion.

Prior to joining Reed Exhibitions in 2004, Chet served as President and Chief Executive Officer, USA, for Burson-Marsteller, a leading global public relations agency. His background includes heavy emphasis on client service in the areas of CEO reputation, corporate brands and consumer and business-to-business marketing. A former newspaper editor with trade journal experience, Chet holds a degree in political science and journalism from Baylor University.

Paul Beh

Paul Beh joined Reed Exhibitions as its President of Asia Pacific in 1996. Prior to joining Reed, Paul was the Managing Director of a regional publishing firm and before that, a Commercial Manager with Singapore Airlines.

Adam Ford

Group Commercial Director

Adam joined Reed Exhibitions as Strategy and Business Development Director in September 2011 and was appointed Group Commercial Director effective 1 July 2013 with responsibility for global strategy, M&A and strategic partnerships. Adam has worked within the energy and technology sectors in North America and Western Europe for over 18 years in a range of corporate development and strategy roles where he focussed on driving sustainable growth.

Andrew Fowles

Andrew joined the Worldwide Board of Reed Exhibitions as Group IT Director in November 1996. In January 2003, Andrew took on the responsibility for RX’s business in Germany and Austria and then in 2007 the additional responsibility for RX’s business in Russia. In 2010, the UK and Travel business was added to Andrew’s portfolio and in 2013 RX MIDEM. Andrew also has responsibility for the Energy and Travel global groups on the Worldwide Board. Prior to joining Reed, Andrew worked for several large UK based companies with responsibility for IT. For one of these companies he was also responsible for Marketing and Customer Service.

Tad Ishizumi

Regional President Asia North

Tad Ishizumi started Reed Exhibitions Japan Ltd in 1986. Under his leadership, the company has grown into the largest exhibition organizer in Japan with a portfolio of 94 exhibitions, most of which are leading events in their respective industries. Tad is a well-known speaker in the Japanese exhibition industry and has been invited as keynote speaker at numerous government meetings, association meetings including IAEE, AFECA (Asian Federation of Exhibition and Convention Associations), JETRO and many other industry gatherings. In 2007, Tad published a book to increase the understanding of the importance of the exhibition industry by the political world, and the government and business communities in Japan. He is the elected Chairman of the Japan Exhibition Association, Japan’s largest exhibition industry association, since May 2009, and is widely recognized for his active and effective promotion of the exhibition industry.

Dan Londero

Regional President – Turkey, India and Middle East and Managing Director of International Sales Group

Dan joined Reed Exhibitions Australia in 1998. He previously worked for Akzo Nobel Chemicals as a Commercial Director and prior to that with ICI Explosives. Dan joined Reed Exhibitions as Group Director overseeing both B2B and B2C events prior to his appointment as Managing Director for Reed Exhibitions Australia. He has spent 3 years in Beijing as the President of Reed Exhibitions Greater China and was later appointed to the role of Managing Director – ISG and Global Head of Sales working from London. Apart from his regional responsibilities in Turkey, India and the Middle East he continues to oversee Reed Exhibitions’ export division (ISG) which serves several thousand exporting companies each year globally. Dan is a graduate from both the University of Queensland and the University of Sydney.

Richard Lowther

Global Human Resources Director

Richard joined Reed Exhibitions in April 2014 as Global Human Resources Director. Prior to this, Richard worked for TomTom where he led Human Resources across 35 countries. Richard has a strong track-record of implementing innovative employee related programmes in a number of international businesses having worked for TomTom, Nokia (Symbian), Dell Computers and the Oracle Corporation.

Chris Rees

Chief Operations Officer

Chris Rees joined Reed Exhibitions in 1993 as Finance Director, Europe. He assumed additional responsibility for Asia in 1994 and in 1996 was appointed Global Finance Director for Reed Exhibitions worldwide. In his 20+ years with Reed Exhibitions, Chris has at various points also assumed responsibility for commercial aspects of the business such as International Sales, IT and e-Business. Since joining RX, Chris has reported directly to Mike Rusbridge. Prior to joining Reed Exhibitions, Chris was a Senior Manager at Price Waterhouse.

Hervé Sedky

Regional President The Americas (Latin America, USA)

Hervé Sedky oversees a business that curates more than 100 sector-leading exhibitions and events in North and South America each year, from the motor show in São Paolo to the jewellery show in Las Vegas and the cutting edge culture series from the ReedPOP group. He serves as a member of the company’s Worldwide Board.

Hervé is a results-oriented leader who develops, grows and transforms global businesses while driving profits. His distinguished 20-year executive career at the American Express Company culminated in service as Senior Vice President and General Manager of American Express Business Travel, in which he guided the growth of a $1billion revenue business and served on American Express’ senior management team. As a solo entrepreneur backed by private equity, he took an active role in investing and advising travel related companies and hotels worldwide.

His business profile is complemented by a profound commitment to community development and the nonprofit sector. Hervé serves as the Vice-Chairman on the Board of the Children's Health Fund, on the board of WinIt, a CGI-member organisation, and a board member of the French Cultural Center/Alliance Française.

Hervé earned a B.S. in International Business Administration from Northeastern University and is a graduate of the Executive Management Program (PMD) at Harvard Business School.

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